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NBD: Fender Dee Dee Ramone Precision (pic heavy)

eldoryder

eldoryder

I just LOVE me some Vintage Peaveys!
Jun 27, 2011
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Despite the fact that I didn't really NEED another bass, MF got me where it hurts (the wallet) with a STOTD earlier this week at $400.00 off the street price. My power to resist such a deal is apparently non-existent! Actually my other Precision is a hot-rodded Squier VM P (amber), so this would appear to be a step up. It's got the 70s headstock logo, vintage frets, 1.65 nut, standard PU, vintage Fender logo tuners, DDR neck plate, DDR special booklet, sticker and poster and came with the deluxe Fender gigbag.

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Pretty good deal, if I say so myself!

It plays nice, the neck feels great, and it's got that great P "thump". I don't really feel the need to do much to this outside of stringing it with the obligatory flats. These MIMs are really made nice these days. I can't see myself GASsing hard for an MIA P now, unless a natural ash model falls from the skies at a price I can afford.

Now, if only I could find one of those natural ash FSR Jazz MIMs at a decent price, I think my list would be caught up. I have a set of Fender 55 pickups that are just waiting to get installed into it, along with a jazz control plate that is already updated with CTS pots and a variometer in place of the tone control.

Oh, if anyone is curious as to what is in the 39-page Commemorative DDR booklet, I took pictures of the whole thing and posted it HERE:

DEE DEE RAMONE CASE CANDY 3-11-16 by Michael Selvey

Or, you can try the slide show link: (I can't seem to make it start at the beginning...it runs in reverse!)

DEE DEE RAMONE CASE CANDY 3-11-16 Slideshow by Michael Selvey

Sorry for the picture quality....definitely not the best!
 
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Thanks for giving us young fans a peak inside the booklet! & that is a sweet deal. If i could, i'd get the bass but i think i'll content myself by building my own replica of Dee Dee's Pbass but with an Ash body rather than alder. It's only natural since he's the first & biggest influence on my bass playing & why i got into fenders. Enjoy the bass!
 
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eldoryder said:
Despite the fact that I didn't really NEED another bass, MF got me where it hurts (the wallet) with a STOTD earlier this week at $400.00 off the street price. My power to resist such a deal is apparently non-existent! Actually my other Precision is a hot-rodded Squier VM P (amber), so this would appear to be a step up. It's got the 70s headstock logo, vintage frets, 1.65 nut, standard PU, vintage Fender logo tuners, DDR neck plate, DDR special booklet, sticker and poster and came with the deluxe Fender gigbag.

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DSCN3126.jpg


DSCN3120.jpg


DSCN3119.jpg


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Pretty good deal, if I say so myself!

It plays nice, the neck feels great, and it's got that great P "thump". I don't really feel the need to do much to this outside of stringing it with the obligatory flats. These MIMs are really made nice these days. I can't see myself GASsing hard for an MIA P now, unless a natural ash model falls from the skies at a price I can afford.

Now, if only I could find one of those natural ash FSR Jazz MIMs at a decent price, I think my list would be caught up. I have a set of Fender 55 pickups that are just waiting to get installed into it, along with a jazz control plate that is already updated with CTS pots and a variometer in place of the tone control.

Oh, if anyone is curious as to what is in the 39-page Commemorative DDR booklet, I took pictures of the whole thing and posted it HERE:

DEE DEE RAMONE CASE CANDY 3-11-16 by Michael Selvey

Or, you can try the slide show link: (I can't seem to make it start at the beginning...it runs in reverse!)

DEE DEE RAMONE CASE CANDY 3-11-16 Slideshow by Michael Selvey

Sorry for the picture quality....definitely not the best!
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Fantastic deal!
As for all the hypercritics with their "It's only a standard MIM with a few fancy touches" nonsense, tell it to the wall...MIM standard P basses sell for $599 so this is a bargain and a half.
 
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Sweet. If I didn't just buy a P last year, I'd have jumped all over that.

You have something there I never before experienced with Fender, wrapped tuners!!!! I've purchased a fair amount of "new" Fenders, and never saw that before. At least I'm pretty sure I haven't.

Congrats.
 
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I've only seen those "wrapped" tuners one time before.....that was on my 2011 Fender AVRI '75 Jazz (natural). It, too, had the "vintage" Fender Logo tuners. I've always admired those since, and have often wanted to put those on some of my "lesser" Squiers, but the idea of paying $80.00-100.00 for tuners always held me back. I'm SO glad they came stock with this DDR P!
 
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Sorry og61pbass.....that deal was only good for the one day, and it sold out fairly quickly. I wouldn't be surprised to see them come around again, either at MF or GC, if the inventories on them are not moving well. Keep a sharp eye peeled!
 

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